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Effective Conclusions. Purpose of Conclusions. Summarize thesis and main points Leave a lasting thought for your paper Last attempt to reach out to your audience. Sample. Graphics. p. 21-23 in Grad Project Handbook (ON WEBSITE!). Graphic Presentations.
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Purpose of Conclusions • Summarize thesis and main points • Leave a lasting thought for your paper • Last attempt to reach out to your audience. • Sample
Graphics p. 21-23 in Grad Project Handbook (ON WEBSITE!)
Graphic Presentations • According to the GP Handbook, “Skillfully integrates student-generated visual aids”
Options • Must be student- generated Photos
Graphs and Charts Bar Graphs- Good when comparing different quantities
Pie Chart Pie Charts are Appropriate for Polls and Percentages out of 100
Line Graphs Line Graphs will help when comparing change over time.
Flow Chart Alarm Clock goes off in the morning, I roll over to shut it off My dog falls out of bed and runs to the door Flow Charts work well to show how events progress over time.
Diagram Diagrams might work to explain a complex system. They must be student generated.
To Integrate • Use information you already have. • Make reference to it in the text of your paper. • Example: “As is shown in Figure 1 below,…” • Make an in-text citation for the ‘visual’.
Rebuttal/Counter Arguments • Identify a General or Specific Opposing Argument-what a skeptic might say • Offer a claim that runs counter to this argument (Claim) • Offer Proof that supports your Argument (Data) • Explain how that proof proves your point and satisfies the opposing point (Warrant)